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Confidence or arrogance? Ilia Topuria toes the line ahead of UFC 298 title fight

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UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski takes on Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 in Anaheim , California , on Saturday .

Topuria says he won't look to defend the title against any of the top-ranked contenders in the division.

The 27-year-old says he's confident about the outcome of his fight against the champ.

He sees himself winning via stoppage some time in the early rounds.

He’s insisted that the fight will be so one -sided, no one will be interested in a rematch.

Is that mere confidence? Is it arrogance? Is the kind of hubris that earns a mortal a thunderbolt in the teeth? As it often goes in the fight game, a lot may depend on whether or not Topuria can back it up.

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